Identify the complete subject of a sentence

key notes:

📝Identify the Complete Subject of a Sentence

What is a Subject?

The subject of a sentence tells us who or what the sentence is about.
💡 Example:

• The cat 🐱 is sleeping. → Subject = The cat

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Complete Subject vs Simple Subject

Type	Meaning	Example
Simple Subject	The main word (usually a noun or pronoun)	Cat 🐱 is sleeping.
Complete Subject	The main word + all the words that describe it	The black cat 🐱 is sleeping.

💡 Tip: If you remove the predicate (what the subject is doing), the words left = complete subject.

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How to Identify the Complete Subject

1. Find the verb/predicate first ➡️ what the sentence is saying.
2. Ask “Who or What + verb?” 🧐
3. All the words that answer this question = Complete Subject ✅

💡 Example:

• Sentence: The little boy with a red hat 🧒🎩 is running fast.
• Verb: is running
• Question: Who is running? → The little boy with a red hat = Complete Subject

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Examples with Emojis

• The tall tree 🌳 is swaying in the wind. → Complete Subject = The tall tree
• My best friend 👭 loves chocolate 🍫. → Complete Subject = My best friend
• The students in our class 📚 are reading a story. → Complete Subject = The students in our class

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Quick Tips

• Articles like a, an, the 📰 are part of the complete subject.
• Adjectives describing the subject 🌟 are included.
• Phrases giving more info about the subject 🏞️ are included.
• Avoid including what the subject is doing – that’s the predicate! ❌

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🎯 Remember:

Complete Subject = Everything before the verb that tells WHO or WHAT the sentence is about! 💪

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Let’s practice!